Found 2 items, similar to beleaguering.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: beleaguering beleaguering n : the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack [syn: siege, besieging, military blockade]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Beleaguering Beleaguer \Be*lea"guer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beleaguered; p. pr. & vb. n. Beleaguering.] [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern, Sw. bel["a]gra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be- + leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See Lair.] To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. [1913 Webster] The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] Syn: To block up; environ; invest; encompass. [1913 Webster]